In Deep

When it comes to spontaneous, improvised phrasing, there is perhaps no better blues-rock guitarist than Eric Clapton.

Learning slide guitar in standard tuning allows you to focus on fret-hand touch and pick-hand articulation without having to re-learn the fretboard and chord forms in an alternate tuning

Examine the envelope-pushing sounds of some of the essential prog-rock bands of the Sixties/early Seventies era.

Learn how one can apply position shifts in conjunction with the droning technique to broaden the melodic possibilities of a given lick or phrase.

Performing arpeggio patterns in this style poses interesting technical and fingering challenges that have been embraced by guitarists of every ilk.

Learn how to create some cool B.B.-style blues solo licks and phrases

Learn how to play like one of the most talented and distinctive musicians in the pantheon of Chicago blues guitar greats.

Learn how to apply a triplet arpeggio sequence to the cycle of fourths.

Bolster your solos through melodic experimentation and contouring.

Spice up your playing by letting your G-string ring.